• MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Disadvantaged how? In what way is it beneficial to the nation that we have an overabundance of data centers? What are they accomplishing?

    The power and water use is problematic to say the least. The lack of anything of value to show for it makes them a threat to national security. Somebody slightly more paranoid than me would theorize it to be a psyop conspiracy to drain our resources in preparation to destroy us.

    • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      It’s not like people in the US will simply stop using services that are hosted in datacenters. Putting them in other jurisdictions will create significant issues that eventually lead to cost increases or vulnerabilities.